The Living World

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D. ZØØLØGÏÇÅL PÅRKS [ËX-SÏTÜ ÇØÑSËRVÅTÏØÑ]

These are the

places where live

wild animals are kept in

protected environments

under human care and

provided with their natural

habitat as much as

possible.

It helps to learn about

their food habits and

behaviour.

Ë.

KËÝ

It

is

based

on

the

contrasting characters

generally

in

a

pair

called couplet.

It is the device used

to identify organisms

based on similarities

and

dissimilarities.

(Analytical in nature) (AIPMT 2013)

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2

Each statement in

the key is called a

lead.

Each couplet has two

opposite options. Of

these, only relevant

option

is

accepted

and other is rejected.

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3

F.

FLØRÅ, MÅÑÜÅLS, MØÑØGRÅPHS & ÇÅTÅLØGÜËS

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Flora is the actual account of habitat and

distribution of plant species of a given area.

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Manuals are the record that contains information

for identification of names of species found in an

area.

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Monographs

are

the

records

that

contain

information on any one taxon.